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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 5d

Great to see conservation NGOs stepping out onto the streets with social movements

I'd love to see more of this in the UK, where the millions of members of conservation charities could be a powerful political force... if mobilised into one

Ariel Brunner @arielbrunner.bsky.social · 5d

We'll be there as @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social alongside our Belgian Partners @natuurpunt.bsky.social & @natagora.bsky.social

CU under the rain :-)

Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe @caneurope.org · 5d

📢 This Sunday, we take to the streets for the BIGGEST CLIMATE MARCH OF THE YEAR in Brussels!

✊ Our demands are loud and clear: The EU, Belgium and the rest of the EU countries need to ramp up their ambition & finances for climate action & justice.

Read more at @lesoir.be ⬇️

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Vox @vox.com · 4d

You probably haven’t thought much about amphibian-assisted reproduction lately (or, let’s be honest, ever). But in a lab tucked inside the Fort Worth Zoo, scientists are playing matchmaker for one of the rarest toads in the country.

Inside the audacious mission to bring a rare toad back from the brink

The amphibian “IVF clinic” fighting to save the first amphibian ever afforded federal protections.

www.vox.com

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 5d

Release the jobs report. And while you’re at it, release the Epstein files.

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Angie & Ben @angbencats.bsky.social · 5d

(Angie is scheduled for surgery on Monday. Keep her in your thoughts and send pawsitive paw vibes to her to get stronger 💜

I don’t know if she’ll make it through this, but it’s giving her a chance to hopefully feel better.

#Hedgewatch)

A white cat with black markings sleeping in a chair.

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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 5d

Rep. Jamie Raskin nails it.

“It is not lost on anyone that shutting the government down allows them not to swear in our new colleague Adelita Grijalva who would be the 218th signature to discharge the Epstein files.

"So it’s convenient for them to shut the government down."

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Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social · 4d

“Not everyone has the privilege of saying that a floating pile of whale poop was where their career kick-started,” says marine biologist @ashadevos.bsky.social. 🐋💩

Asha de Vos' Journey From Deck Hand To Marine Science Leader

Growing up, Asha de Vos didn’t know of any Sri Lankans studying marine mammals. So she became the first.

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Faith Kearns, Ph.D. @fkearns.bsky.social · 4d

Three people died, many more were injured, and huge property damage due to intense flooding in Arizona community of Globe last week. Pretty harrowing stories here www.kjzz.org/business/202...

Globe was just hit by catastrophic, fatal flood. The community is coming together in the aftermath

It’s been one week since a catastrophic flood hit Globe in Arizona's Gila County. The water rose to 20 feet in some places, devastated homes and businesses, and killed at least three people. Now, the ...

www.kjzz.org

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1stBascombe @1stbascombe.bsky.social · 5d

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 5d

Federal agents reporting to Secretary Noem have spent weeks snatching up families, scaring law-abiding residents, violating due process rights, and even detaining U.S. citizens.

They fail to focus on violent criminals and instead create panic in our communities.

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500 Women Scientists @500womensci.bsky.social · 4d

Academic freedom, along with the bedrock constitutional freedoms of speech, association, expression, and inquiry, form the foundation of American higher education and democracy. alumni.controlshift.app/petitions/tr...

Trump attacks 9 universities: Sign the alumni petition to defend your school now

Are you an alum outraged by Trump's attacks on universities? Defend your school now by signing this alumni petition in support of these 9 universities as well as campus communities across America.

alumni.controlshift.app

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 4d

Fired for displaying a pride flag, followed by a citation of the Constitution.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 5d

IF ANY CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY SIGNS THIS RADICAL AGREEMENT, THEY'LL LOSE BILLIONS IN STATE FUNDING — INCLUDING CAL GRANTS — INSTANTLY.

CALIFORNIA WILL NOT BANKROLL SCHOOLS THAT SELL OUT THEIR STUDENTS, PROFESSORS, RESEARCHERS, AND SURRENDER ACADEMIC FREEDOM.

New York Times: "Trump Administration Asks Colleges to Sign ‘Compact’ to Get Funding Preference."

The White House asked nine top universities to pledge support for President Trump’s agenda to help ensure access to research funding.

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500 Women Scientists @500womensci.bsky.social · 6d

More professors in the United States have been fired for controversial views in the past week than any other week in all of American history. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...

Censorship Is the Authoritarian’s Dream

The right to free expression must include the right to say horrible and evil things.

www.insidehighered.com

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500 Women Scientists @500womensci.bsky.social · 6d

If only we could each make a fraction of the difference she made in her life -- Rest in Power Jane Goodall -- you've inspired multiple generations of scientists and activists to make the world a better place

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 6d

Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 6d

"If we lose hope, we're doomed."

We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.

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Vox @vox.com · 6d

Jane Goodall, one of the most influential environmental figures in human history, has died at 91 while touring the country to deliver an urgent message about nature and human existence.

“We’re destroying the planet,” she said last week during the Forbes Sustainability Leaders Summit in NYC.

Listen to Jane Goodall’s final — and urgent — message

Her final interviews are essential listening for everyone.

www.vox.com

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Dr. Rebecca Barnes (she/her) @waterbarnes.bsky.social · 6d

Grateful to live in a state (& have insurance) where I can easily get my COVID booster & flu vaccine. We can't #resist if we get sick 💪 #getvaccinated

Selfie of a blond woman in pink overalls with a white T-shirt and two bandaids on her left arm

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 9d

Trump, far from being the victim of witch hunts, is the orchestrator of them. But even he has never sunk this low. This is a crime against the best values of this republic.

It is a profoundly un-American act. trib.al/dlSSic7

Comey Shows that Donald Trump’s Contempt for America Knows No Bounds

The indictment of the former FBI director is an un-American act. Period.

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 10d

Des Moines public school issues statements yesterday (scroll down) saying that Ian Roberts had an FBI background check in 2023 and it raised no red flags and Roberts said he was a US Citizen.

To summarize: ICE said Roberts entered the US in 1999. He was running track for Copin Sate though in 1997

Announcements on the Detention of Dr. Ian Roberts - Des Moines Public Schools

Public announcements and updates regarding the detention of Dr. Ian Roberts by Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Friday, September 26 are shared on this page: Friday, September 26 – approx. 12:...

www.dmschools.org

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Liz Haswell @ehaswell.bsky.social · 10d

One of the hardest parts of being an ex-academic in this moment is realizing how much optimism I STILL had for academia, even after resigning, and how much of that optimism was totally unfounded 😩 #academicsky

Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 10d

Above all, its been challenging for me to realize that I still had any faith in this thing that I know - I KNOW - is flawed, often rotten. Embarrassed really.

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Dana Piccoli @danapiccoli.com · 10d

Let me tell you some things about Portland.
1. You’ve never seen roses like we have here, beyond stunning. Even on the sides of the roadway.

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 9d

Got this journal as a birthday present from one of my best friends.

What can I say? He gets me.

Picture of small notebook the cover of which says “Things the Supreme Court has done to piss me off.”

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 9d

To the Daily Beast staffer who put “79” into this headline, know this:

We salute you.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 10d

Trump just ordered the military into Portland, and he’s giving them the green light to use lethal force on American citizens.

Authoritarianism is an abstract concept but Trump is making its impacts real and tangible. Let’s be real about it: This is the beginning of dictatorship in America.

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Liz Haswell @ehaswell.bsky.social · 10d

Here is my savage, depraved community garden #WarRavagedPortland #PDX

A bank of peach, white and magenta dahlias at the foreground of a community garden, evergeens at the back

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